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A. A; GODFREY MANUFACTUE 0F LINOLEUM OR LIKE MATERIAL Filed April 20. 1929 Patented Mar. 8, 1932 TES UNITED ALFRED ARTHUR doriFREY,` or LONDON, ENGLAND, AssIGNoR 'ro LINOLRUM MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, Lmrrmior LoNnomLmeLANn Y MANUFACTURE FV LINQLEITM 0]:1.v LIKE MATERIALS Y l Appiicationniea Aprnao, 1929, serial No. 356,778, and in Greaanrimin May 2, i928.

Y the tesseree forming or adapted to form a pattern are separated by a thin lineofmat'erial Which resembles, for example, a line of mortar, if the linoleum be intended to/represent a pattern in tiles, or a line of glue, if the linoleum be intended to represent a pattern in Wood.

In carrying out my'invention, a pluralityV Vof pieces or layers of linoleum or like material are assembled upon one another, being separated from Yone another by thin metal .or other hard material. The separating materialis slightly larger than the linoleum, so that it projects a short distance beyond the edge or edges Which it is desired to provide With the line of material resembling, for exfample, mortar or glue. Y The line is produced by pressing on to the edge or edges of they separating material a sheet of material resembling the glue or mortar, the thickness oi' the sheet being approximately equal to or slightly greater than the distance which the separating material projects beyond the edge of the linoleum. rIhe sheet is cut through by the separating material and forced on to the edge of the linoleum, thus forming a line resembling mortar or glue.

Y In the accompanying drawings Which yillustrate the invention, Figure 1 is a vievv in perspective illustrating the coilingof a strip of linoleum and a strip of metal or other hard material preparatory to application otjointing material thereto;Figure 2 is a perspective View showing the same stage` of the inventionas Figure 1 vvherein'partly complete tesserae arev coiledinstead of the continuous strip;l Figure 3 is a' perspective view illus-V trating the practice of the invention Where a pileof tesseree are used with metalor otherV hard strips separating them; Figure l is av cross sectional view through the linoleum and metal or other strips of Figurel 1; Figure 5 is a cross sectional view similar to Figurev 4 but with the jointing material applied; Figure 6 is a plan view showing tesserae having jointing material applied to paralleledges thereof, and Figure 7 isa plan view showing tesserae having jointingmaterial-applied to all four edges thereof.

-Referring more particularly to Figure 1', 11s a strip of linoleum and 2 a strip of thin steel which is slightly Wider than the strip of linoleum. The strips 1 and 2 are Wound into a coil on to the faces of ,which are pressed sheets 3 resembling mortar, as indicated in Figure 5.v These sheets arecut through by the edges of the steel strips 2 and adhere to the edges of the linoleum 1, asshown in Figure 5. vWhen the coil, is unvvound, the stripy of linoleum Will Vbe provided at its edges with athinstrip of the materialv resembling mor-V tar. l

The strip of linoleum having the mortarlikeedges may then be cut'to form rectangular tesserae, as shown in plan in Figure 6.@

These tesserae may be Aplaced end to end on a steel strip 2,.as shown in Figure r2, and Wound into a coil, sheets resembling r.mortar being pressed on to the faces of the coil to form a line in the same manner as described Withreference to Figurel. When thecoil is unwound, the tesserae 1 will be provided on each edge With a thin strip of material 3 resembling mortar, as shown in Figure 7.

If desired plain cut tesserae may be placed end to end on the. strip 2 and Wound'into a coil and treated as above described.

Figure 3 shows an alternative method of providing the edges of the tessarae With edges resembling mortar.. In this ligure the linoleum is first cut into rectangles which are superimposed andseparated by piecesof thin steel 2; 'Sheets of material resembling morj tar are then pressed against theedges of the 7 vlpile, and are cut through bythe edges of the steel, so thatthe vmaterial resembling mortar is'pressed on to and adheres to the edges of the linoleum. Y f

The tesserae thus formed may, if desired,

7 belaid on the usual canvas backing, to Vform any desired pattern and rolled, or'theV tesserae may be employed asvseparate blocks. What I claim is 1 i 1. Themethodof providingthe' ed e of linoleum with a strip of material resem ling a jointing material, Which consists in asl' lli) sembling a plurality of layers of the linoleum with thin hard separating material between said layers, pressing on tothe edges thereof the material resembling jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the separating material and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, and removing said separating material.

. 2. The method ofproviding the edge of linoleum With a strip of'material resembling a jointing material, which consists 'in superimposing a strip of linoleum and a strip of thin hard separating material, Winding said strips into a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling the jointing material to cause said mate-rial to be cut by the separating material, and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, and unWinding said coil and removing the separating material.

3. The method of providing the edgeA of linoleum With a strip of material resembling a jointing material, which consists in superimposing a strip of linoleum and a strip of thin hard separating material, Winding said strips into a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling the jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the separating material and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, unvvinding said coil and removing the separating material, cutting said strip of linoleum into pieces, placing said pieces upon the strip of thin hard separating material With their cut edges parallel With the edges of said strip, Winding said strip and With it said pieces to'form a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the separating material and to be forced on to the edges of the linoleum pieces, and univinding said coil and removing said pieces therefrom.

4i. The method of providing the edge of linoleum with a. strip of material resembling a ointing material, Which consists in assembling a plurality of layers of the linoleum With thin metal between said layers, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the thin metal and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, and removing said thin metal.

5. The method of providing the edge of linoleum with a strip of material resembling ajointing material, which consists in superimposing a strip of linoleum and a strip of thin metal, Winding said strips into a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling the ointing material to cause said material to be cut by the thin metal, and

to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, and unwinding said coil and removing the thin metal.

6. The method of providing the edge of linoleum With a strip of material resembling a jointing material, which consists in superimposing a strip of linoleum and a strip of thin metal, Winding said strips into a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling the jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the thin metal and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, unvvinding said coil and removing the thin metal, cutting said strip of linoleum into pieces, placing said pieces upon the strip of thin metal with their cut edges parallel with the edges of said strip, Winding said strip and With it said pieces to form` a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the thin metal and to be forced on to the edges of the linoleum pieces, and unWinding said coil and removing said pieces therefrom. Y

7. The method of providing the edge of linoleum With a strip of material resembling a jointing material, Which consists in assembling a. plurality of layers of the linoleum With thin hard separating material between said layers, the edges of the separating material extending slightly beyond the edges of the linoleum, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling jointing material. to cause said material to be cut by the projecting edges of the separating material and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, and removing said separating material.

8. The method of providing the edge of linoleum With a strip of material resembling a jointing material, Which consists in superimposing a stripV of linoleum and a strip of thin hard separating material, the edges of the separating material extending slightly beyond the edges of the linoleum, Winding said strips into a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling the ointing material to cause said material to be cut by the projecting edges of the separating material, and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, and unvvinding said coil. and removing the separating material.

9. The method of providing the edge of linoleum With a strip of material resembling a ointing material, Which consists in superimposing a strip of linoleum and a strip of thin hard separating material, the edges of the separating materialextending slightly beyond the edges of the linoleum, Winding said zstrips into a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling the jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the projecting edges of the separating material and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, unwinding said coil and removing` the separating material, cutting said strip of linoleum intopieces, placing said pieces upon the strip of thin hard separating material With their-cut edges parallel with the edges of said strip, Winding said strip and With it said pieces to form a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling jointing material to cause saidn'iaterial tol be cutV by the projecting edges of the separating material and to be forced on to the edges of the linoleum pieces, and unwinding said coil and removing said pieces therefrom.

l0. The method of providing the edge of linoleum With a strip of material resembling a jointing material, Which consists in assembling a plurality of layers of the linoleum With thin metal between said layers, the edges of said thin metal extending slightly beyond the edges of the linoleum,` pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the projecting edges of the thin metal and to be forced lon to the edge of the linoleum, and removing said thin metal.

11. The method of providing thel edge' of linoleum With a strip of material resembling a jointing material, which consists in superimposing a strip of linoleum and a strip of thin metal, the edges of said thin metal ex- Y tending slightly beyond the edges of the linoleum, Winding said strips into a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resem-k bling the jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the projecting edges of the thin metal, and to be forced on to the edge of the linoleum, and unWinding said coil and removing the thin metal.

l2. The method of providing the edge of linoleum with a strip of material resembling a jointing material, which consists in superimposing a strip of linoleum and a strip of thin metal, the edges of said thin metal eX- tending slightly beyond the edges of the linoleum, Winding said strips into a coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the material resembling the jointing material to cause said material to be cut by the projecting edges of the thin metal and to be forced on to the edges of the linoleum,unvvinding said coil and removing the thin metal, cutting said strip of linoleum into pieces, placing said pieces upon the strip of thin metal With their cut edges parallel With the edges of said strip, Winding said strip and With it said pieces to forina coil, pressing on to the edges thereof the materialy resembling jointing material to cause said material to be cut bythe projecting edges of the thin metal and to be forced on to the edges of the linoleum pieces, and unWinding said coil and removing said pieces from.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name this 10th day of April, 1929.

ALFRED ARTHUR'GODFREY. 

